| Name(s) |
JATINDRANATH
MUKHERJEE |
| Date of
Birth |
December 08, 1879
– born in Kayagram, Nadia district, West Bengal, India. |
| Date of
Death |
September 10, 1915 |
|
Identity |
Indian
Revolutionary Freedom Fighter |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is better known by his popular name "Bagha Jatin".
- He was a Bengali revolutionary philosopher against
British rule.
- He was the principal leader of the Yugantar party that
was the central association of revolutionaries in Bengal.
- Having personally met the German Crown-Prince in
Calcutta shortly before World War I, he obtained the promise
of supply of arms and ammunition from Germany; so he was
responsible for the planned German Plot during World War I.
- Indoctrination of Indian soldiers in favour of organized
opposition against the British authorities was his original
and major contribution in the direction of the struggle for
freedom of India.
- In 1925, Mahatma Gandhi referred “Bagha Jatin”, as “a
divine personality”.
- He also became known for his physical strength and
bravery.
- He was fond of caricature and enacting mythological
plays, himself playing the roles of god-loving characters
like Prahlad, Dhruva, Hanuman, Râja Harish Chandra.
- Inspired by Swami Vivekananda, Jatin expressed his
ideals in simple words: "Amra morbo, jagat jagbe" — "We
shall die to awaken the nation".
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